Amy Blackwell

6th Grade Science Teacher

Hughes Springs Junior High

Sessions in which Amy Blackwell attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

2:00 PM

Early Bird Check in

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

Session

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

10:00 AM

Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus

Tour

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

12:45 PM

Squishy Circuits

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Mrs Janice Katz, Davenport School of the Arts/ Steam Powered Learning (Participant)

Jason Katz, STEAM Powered Learning, LLC (Participant)

Participate in an example of how to integrate the "A" (Arts) in STEAM. We will learn about basic circuits and how to teach them in a fun and engagi...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

Dr. Stern is a planetary scientist, author and the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He will p...

9:30 AM

Inexpensive Space Activities for your Classroom (Revised)

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Mr. Stanley Taylor, Young Canadian Space Club (Participant)

Laurie Kuchirka, Trafalgar Castle School (Participant)

Are you interested in affordable, hands-on, curricular-connected space activities? Please join us for this workshop. Some of the activities done in...

12:00 PM

Lunch 2 Friday

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:45 AM

Explore the History of Manned Space Flight

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Starship Gallery Tour

Tour

10:00 AM

Explore Our Solar System Using Thermal Energy and Magnetism!

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Laura Tomlin, Salado Middle School (Participant)

Karen Ewton, Salado Junior High School (Participant)

Engaging activities explore how spacecraft are used to map the solar system. Using Juno spacecraft as a guide, participants investigate infra...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Saturday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

12:45 PM

Exoplanet Art

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Leanne Rehme, Space Foundation (Participant)

Audra Chapleski-OLD (Participant)

Learn about the Kepler Space Telescope and other telescopes that discover exoplanets. Apply understanding of current planets to create fictional pl...

1:45 PM

Remote Sensing of Mars

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom

Session

Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Joelle Clark, Center for Science Teaching and Learning (Participant)

What do scientists want to learn about Mars? What makes a good landing site? How does remote sensing help choose the best site? Come explore rem...

3:30 PM

Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

An iconic NASA flight director, Gene is best known for his leadership in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth and guiding Apollo 11 into hist...